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Commuters stopping at a train station in Akita prefecture in Japan can stop to buy bear meat. The meat is dispensed through a vending machine for about $17 for half a pound. The meat comes from bears ...

After struggling to promote its controversial products for years, a Japanese whaling operator is trying a new way to cultivate sales: whale meat vending machines. The Kujira (Whale) Store, which ...

SEMBOKU, Japan — A remote Japanese town has taken to selling bear meat from a vending machine, sourcing its supply to Asian black bears, listed as a vulnerable species, caught in traps or in the ...

A new set of whale meat vending machines debuted in Japan this week. Kyodo Senpaku Co., a Japanese whaling operator, unveiled them in the port town of Yokohama, approximately 20 miles from its capital ...

A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele: whale meat vending machines. The Kujira ...

The latest vending machines in Japan offer umbrellas for those caught in sudden showers, but no, they aren't for sale. Osaka-based beverage manufacturer Dydo Drinco Inc. on Thursday said it has ...

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